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Three Branches of Government is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the powers of each branch of the US government, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Three Branches of Government

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Sort each power or fact under its branch of government.

1.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Commands the armed forces, Has 100 senators, Has judges who can serve for life, Can veto a bill, Meets in the US Capitol

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
2.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Nominates federal judges, Can impeach federal officials, Includes the lower federal courts, Makes the nation's laws, Carries out the laws

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
3.Sort each one: Legislative or Executive or Judicial?

Sort: Is led by the President, Can rule a law unconstitutional, Passes the federal budget, Has 435 voting representatives, Negotiates treaties with other nations

LegislativeExecutiveJudicial

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Answer key — Three Branches of Government

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Can veto a bill — Executive 2. Commands the armed forces — Executive 3. Has 100 senators — Legislative 4. Has judges who can serve for life — Judicial 5. Meets in the US Capitol — Legislative
  2. 2.1. Can impeach federal officials — Legislative 2. Carries out the laws — Executive 3. Includes the lower federal courts — Judicial 4. Makes the nation's laws — Legislative 5. Nominates federal judges — Executive
  3. 3.1. Can rule a law unconstitutional — Judicial 2. Has 435 voting representatives — Legislative 3. Is led by the President — Executive 4. Negotiates treaties with other nations — Executive 5. Passes the federal budget — Legislative

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.